Adult Onset
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.34 (715 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1941040055 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Suffice it to say the novel is superb, a fine blending of fact and fiction, of remembered incident and forgotten history, a wonderfully written treatise on the power of the past to impinge on the present.”Nancy Schiefer, The London Free Press (also in the Toronto Sun, Edmonton Sun)In basic factual terms, there is barely a playing card’s width between life and art in Adult Onset, an intricate, gripping novel that is also a master class in turning the personal into the universal through art.”Brian Bethune, Maclean’sAdult Onset is the third novel by Ann-Marie Macdonald. It doesn’t matter. Bold novel. Praise for Adult Onset"Big, troubling and bravenovel."New York Times Book Review"Adult Onset is the most accurate description of solo parenting I've ever read.MacDonald's
Do other people notice the dents in the expensive refrigerator? How long will it take Mary Rose to realize that the car alarm that has been going off all morning is hers, and how on earth did the sharpest pair of scissors in the house wind up in her toddler’s hands? As frustrations mount, she experiences a flare-up of forgotten symptoms of a childhood illness that compel her to rethink her own upbringing, her own family history. Over the course of one outwardly ordinary week, Mary Rose’s world threatens to unravel, and the specter of violence raises its head with dangerous implications for her and her children. With humor and unerring emotional accuracy, Adult Onset explores the pleasures and pressures of family bonds, powerful and yet so easily twisted and broken. Ann-Marie MacDonald has crafted a searing, terrifying, yet ultimately uplifting story.. She tries valiantly to balance the (mostly) solo parenting of two young children with the relentless needs of her aging parents. But amid the hilarities of full-on domesticity arises a sense of dread. From the acclaimed, bestselling author of two beloved classics, Fall On Your Knees and The Way the Crow Flies, Adult Onset is a powerful drama that makes vividly real the pressures of life and love, and the undercurrents that run deep through
"Did not enjoy" according to kulma. Way too poorly written "stream of consciousness," too obviously biographical (evident from the huge amount of gravitas given to mundane life events), and the last dozen or so pages feel like she was forced to finish the book at gunpoint or something (rushed, silly, inconclusive, predictable).. Although not living up to Fall on your knees or Although not living up to Fall on your knees or As the crow flies, this is nonetheless an outstanding literary work.. "I wanted more plot and insight, and fewer tedious details" according to Rachel Edwin. This is a tough one to review. I haven't read the author's other books, but I can appreciate that she is a solid writer. That said, I really didn't enjoy reading this book. I had to read this for my Book Club. We haven't had the meeting yet. I tried to get through it as fast as I could and it was a relief to finish it. I would want to give it 2 1/2 stars.The plot is about a week in the life of a middle-aged writer/mom of two who is overwhelmed while her wife is away in another city for work. She is struggling with the demands of